The big burn : Teddy Roosevelt and the fire that saved America
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Boston : Mariner Books, 2010.
Edition
1st Mariner Books ed.
Physical Desc
x, 324 pages, [8] pages of plates : ill., map ; 21 cm.
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Watauga Public Library - Nonfiction | 973.911 EGAN | Checked Out | April 5, 2024 |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Conservationists -- United States -- Biography.
Forest conservation -- United States -- History.
Forest fires -- Idaho -- History.
Forest fires -- Montana -- History.
National parks and reserves -- United States -- History.
Nature conservation -- United States -- History.
Pinchot, Gifford, -- 1865-1946.
Presidents -- United States -- Biography.
Roosevelt, Theodore, -- 1858-1919.
United States. -- National Park Service -- History.
Forest conservation -- United States -- History.
Forest fires -- Idaho -- History.
Forest fires -- Montana -- History.
National parks and reserves -- United States -- History.
Nature conservation -- United States -- History.
Pinchot, Gifford, -- 1865-1946.
Presidents -- United States -- Biography.
Roosevelt, Theodore, -- 1858-1919.
United States. -- National Park Service -- History.
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Published
Boston : Mariner Books, 2010.
Format
Book
Edition
1st Mariner Books ed.
Language
English
Notes
General Note
Copyright date 2009.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
Narrates the struggles of the overmatched rangers against the implacable fire of August, 1910, and Teddy Roosevelt's pioneering conservation efforts that helped turn public opinion permanently in favor of the forests, though it changed the mission of the forest service with consequences felt in the fires of today.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Egan, T. (2010). The big burn: Teddy Roosevelt and the fire that saved America (1st Mariner Books ed.). Mariner Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Egan, Timothy. 2010. The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire That Saved America. Mariner Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Egan, Timothy. The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire That Saved America Mariner Books, 2010.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Egan, Timothy. The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire That Saved America 1st Mariner Books ed., Mariner Books, 2010.
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